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Mathematics - Hyperbola

Practise 7 BITSAT previous year questions on Hyperbola, compiled from papers spanning 2012 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty BITSAT tests.

Hyperbola has been asked in 5 of the 16 years of BITSAT papers analysed (2009–2024), with 7 questions in all. 29% of them were easy, 57% moderate and 14% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 3 questions across 3 papers, about 1 per paper.

The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Equation of hyperbola (3 questions, 43%), General Equation of 2nd degree curve (3 questions, 43%), and Tangent to hyperbola (1 question, 14%) have been asked the most. Equation of hyperbola has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Tangent to hyperbola has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1The foci of hyperbola are2024 (Memory Based Paper 3)Equation of hyperbola
  2. 2If the eccentricity and length of latus rectum of a hyperbola are and units respectively, then what is the length of the transverse axis?2023 (Memory Based Paper 1)Equation of hyperbola
  3. 3The vertices of the hyperbola are2023 (Memory Based Paper 2)General Equation of 2nd degree curve
  4. 4A tangent drawn to hyperbola x 2 a 2 - y 2 b 2 = 1 at P 6 forms a triangle of area 3 a 2 square units, with coordinate axes. If the eccentri2018Tangent to hyperbola
  5. 5If e 1 and e 2 are the eccentricities of a hyperbola 3 x 2 - 3 y 2 = 25 and its conjugate, then2018Equation of hyperbola
  6. 6If equation ( 10 x - 5 ) 2 + ( 10 y - 4 ) 2 = 2 ( 3 x + 4 y - 1 ) 2 represents a hyperbola, then2017General Equation of 2nd degree curve
  7. 7Find the eccentricity of the conic represented by2012General Equation of 2nd degree curve

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Hyperbola?

This chapter includes 7 questions compiled from BITSAT papers spanning 2012 to 2024.

2.Are these questions only from BITSAT, or from other exams too?

These are BITSAT questions specifically for the Hyperbola chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Hyperbola an important chapter for BITSAT Mathematics?

Hyperbola has appeared in 5 of the 16 years of BITSAT papers covered here, with 7 questions across 6 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Hyperbola questions in BITSAT?

Of the 7 questions analysed for this chapter, 29% are easy, 57% moderate and 14% tough. 2023 had the most, with 2 questions.

5.Which topics in Hyperbola should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Hyperbola:

  • Equation of hyperbola - 3 questions (43%)
  • General Equation of 2nd degree curve - 3 questions (43%)
  • Tangent to hyperbola - 1 question (14%)
  • Tangent to hyperbola has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Hyperbola's weightage in BITSAT going up or down?

Across all 6 papers analysed, Hyperbola has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.